My Super Beautiful Lady Boss-Chapter 582 - 577 Scheme_2

Assassin Qiuyue chuckled as she looked at Su Xuan. Knowing now that using hostages as leverage was so effective, why had she expended so much effort previously? She couldn’t catch up to him even though she was always on his trail. Now, however, he was practically serving his neck for slaughter.

"The antidote, quickly!"

"Good, you are indeed a man of honor. I’ll give you the antidote today, but you must follow my plan."

"Alright, speak quickly, I’ll listen to you."

Su Xuan was anxious. Li Yuanyuan’s life was hanging by a thread, and any delay might mean he could never save her.

Li Yuanyuan, who lay on the ground groaning softly, still had some consciousness. Hearing Su Xuan’s words, she forcefully tugged at the corner of his clothes, signaling him not to do anything foolish.

How could Su Xuan pay attention to her? Antidote, antidote, antidote! That was all that occupied Su Xuan’s mind.

"Drink this potion, and I’ll give you the antidote. What do you say?"

Qiuyue pulled out a green bottle, inside which the emerald potion sparkled crystal clear.

"Alright, but you need to give the antidote first. Otherwise, what if you renege on your promise?"

Su Xuan’s point was valid. If the assassin allowed Su Xuan to drink the poison and then refused to give the antidote to Li Yuanyuan, wouldn’t Su Xuan have drunk it for nothing, no, rather, have died for nothing?

"Hmm?"

Qiuyue raised an eyebrow. This was indeed a problem. She was afraid that he might renege, but she also feared that if Su Xuan got the antidote, he might not drink the poison, necessitating further efforts to kill him.

Assassin Qiuyue voiced her concerns, and Su Xuan also found them reasonable. Both sides had their apprehensions, leading to a standoff.

"How about this, I’ll give the antidote first. Being generous is a must in our line of work."

Assassin Qiuyue handed a small white vial to Tang Tiantian, instructing her to deliver it to Li Yuanyuan.

"Hurry up, drink it, and she will be cured."

Tang Tiantian urged, still shocked from her first encounter with this person, whom she initially mistook for a school staff member, only to discover they were a vicious assassin.

Su Xuan held Li Yuanyuan in his arms, and she drank all of the white potion, coughing violently afterward.

"How do you feel?"

Su Xuan asked her urgently.

Li Yuanyuan nodded her head, indicating she indeed felt better.

Assassin Qiuyue seeing Li Yuanyuan’s improvement, then said to Su Xuan, "So, now shall we settle our business between us?"

Su Xuan still wanted to extract information from the assassin’s lips, asking, "Since I’m to die today, could you let me die clear-headed by telling me who wants me dead? I don’t wish to die confused."

"I have nothing to say."

Assassin Qiuyue said coldly. It was a rule—to take money for undertaking tasks and keep client secrets was a basic principle in their profession.

"No saying is it? If you don’t tell, I won’t drink this potion. See what you can do then?"

Su Xuan said indifferently, his confidence boosted now that he had secured the antidote.

"I still have another hostage. Are you really not going to drink it?"

Assassin Qiuyue pointed at Tang Tiantian. Su Xuan felt dizzy, damned, he should have known better than to always have leverage against him; he should have come to the maze alone with Li Yuanyuan.

Unexpectedly, Tang Tiantian firmly said, "Brother Xuan, take Teacher Li and leave quickly. Don’t worry about me. I still have an older sister at home who can fulfill my filial duties."

Su Xuan hadn’t expected Tang Tiantian, at such a young age, to say such things. Li Yuanyuan, who had just regained some alertness on the ground, shook her head vigorously at her, signaling not to do anything foolish.

"Ha, what a group of righteous people. Today, I really have seen it all. Su Xuan, today I’ll only kill you. After killing you, I’ll let them go without harming a single hair. You can inquire about Assassin Qiuyue’s reputation if you don’t believe me; I’ve never needlessly killed a good person."

None of the three had heard about Assassin Qiuyue; Su Xuan had just arrived in Qiutian City, Li Yuanyuan was a young teacher, and Tang Tiantian was a good student. They obviously didn’t know about Assassin Qiuyue’s infamous reputation.

"Forget it then, since you don’t want to do it yourself, I’ll do it for you."

Qiuyue took out a spring-loaded Flying Knife dripping with deadly poison, preparing to shoot at Su Xuan.

The first to react was Tang Tiantian, for she had just seen the assassin use it to attack Teacher Li.

"Don’t do this, Brother Xuan is a good person!"

Tang Tiantian cried out, but it did nothing to stop the assassin’s motion.

Whoosh!

A Flying Knife shot out of the spring tube at an extremely high speed and, with a loud bang, struck Su Xuan in the chest.

Agony spread across Su Xuan’s face, veins throbbing on his forehead, his body shaking, ready to fall at any moment.

"Brother Xuan, why do you have to do this?"

Tang Tiantian cried her heart out, as if the world were collapsing.

"Why must you be so foolish? It’s not worth it."

Li Yuanyuan had indeed gotten much better now, while Su Xuan staggered and sat on the ground, foaming at the mouth, not expecting to die here today; heaven envies the talented indeed.

At this moment, the happiest person was Assassin Qiuyue, who, despite slight flaws in the process, overall considered the mission a success.

Before leaving, Assassin Qiuyue didn’t forget to kick Su Xuan by the side to see if he was really about to die.

"Taking people’s money to rid them of disasters, brother, no offense, but you’ve offended someone, and it was they who wanted you dead. When you meet King Yan, remember not to say a word, okay?"

Assassin Qiuyue stood up, ready to leave, when suddenly she stopped, turned to Li Yuanyuan, and said, "Miss, I, Qiuyue, do not kill the innocent in my life, but you are an exception, also a mistake. I’m sorry, the antidote I administered earlier was only meant to alleviate symptoms, not an antidote. You have a week left, hurry and settle your affairs."

Her words were a bolt from the blue, crashing into Li Yuanyuan’s heart. What, only a week left to live? She had only just graduated from college and started teaching at a middle school for a few weeks, how could she only have a week to live?

At this moment, both Tang Tiantian and Su Xuan felt duped, especially Su Xuan, who had gambled with his life only to be given a fake antidote.

"How can you do this and still feel justified?!"

Su Xuan lay on the ground, questioning.

"Heh, I’ve been an assassin for so many years, where’s the justification in that? I take money to kill people; I care about nothing else!"

Qiuyue reverted to her assassin’s nature, her usual ruthlessness and decisiveness.

"Bye-bye, have a pleasant evening!"

Qiuyue had accomplished her mission for the evening. Before leaving, she didn’t forget to take a picture of Su Xuan, needing it to claim the remaining part of the payment from Wang Fangqian.

As she was about to leave, she suddenly felt her shoulder stuck, unable to move.

"Killing someone and thinking of walking away, isn’t that a bit impolite?"

Su Xuan, having risen from the ground without her noticing, looked nothing like someone who had been hit by a poison dart.

"You..."

Qiuyue, unable to speak out of shock, wondered how it could be, as she had clearly shot a poison dart into Su Xuan’s chest, yet he seemed completely unharmed.

Tang Tiantian and Li Yuanyuan were also stunned; hadn’t Su Xuan just been poisoned and collapsed, how could he now have the strength to resist?

Clang!

Two one-yuan coins fell from Su Xuan’s embrace; the Flying Knife had just penetrated those two coins, fortunately Su Xuan hadn’t used just one coin to defend himself.

When Assassin Qiuyue had fired the dart, Su Xuan had made a subtle movement, adjusting his body slightly so that the dart struck right on the two yuan coins before his chest, which required precise calculation.

"Didn’t expect that, did you, Ms. Qiuyue?"

Su Xuan’s hand was like an iron clamp on her shoulder, completely draining her of strength.

"I’ll give you one more chance, bring out the antidote, or I will kill you."

Although Li Yuanyuan now appeared almost normal on the ground, she had only a week left to live, which was a pity to think about. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

"Even if you kill me, I can’t produce the antidote, because I don’t have it."

Assassin Qiuyue stated this quite calmly.

Su Xuan pondered the truthfulness of her words; she had nearly deceived him earlier, clearly a cunning woman.

Su Xuan grabbed her throat with his other hand, lifting her up, ready to kill her if she did not surrender the antidote.

Just at the moment she was about to suffocate, she felt regret and set her down, saying, "While Teacher Li’s illness indeed leaves her with only a week, if you can find the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus during this time, you can cure her. Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus is the only thing that can treat her illness."

The Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus? Su Xuan was taken aback, as he was also in desperate search of it.